Eileen Gu: Navigating two cultures, judged by both of them
By JANIE HAR and SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — She is an exceptional athlete who has already won gold and silver in the Beijing…
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Winter Olympians champion climate, peace amid muted activism
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Around the world, athletes are throwing their support behind political and social causes, part of a…
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Gerard repeats 5th-place finish in Olympic snowboard big air
USA’s Red Gerard landed a back triple 1620 flat (82.50) on Run 1, under-rotated a switch back triple 1800, then dialed back with a 16 (83.25) on R3…
Continue Reading Halfpipe skier Margulies an Olympian after 7 knee surgeries
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American freestyle halfpipe skier Carly Margulies is on her way to Beijing Olympics after…
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Nick Goepper lays down unique slopestyle runs to qualify
United States skier Nick Goepper hit the rail atop the “Shred Shed” and punched his ticket to the slopestyle finals with a pair of strong qualifying…
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Ragettli, Ruud, USA’s Goepper lead ski slopestyle qualifiers
Norway’s Birk Ruud (83.96), American Nick Goepper (82.51) and Andri Ragettli of Switzerland (85.08) placed a respective second, third and first in…
Continue Reading ‘Next Gen’ car modernizes NASCAR, potentially levels field
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR was long overdue to revamp its aging, arguably outdated race car. The previous…
Continue Reading No. 22 Wyoming aims to extend expectations-defying rise
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wyoming has gone from being picked to finish at the bottom of the Mountain West Conference to playing this week…
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Layden: Tracing the opposing paths of Alpine greats Mikaela Shiffrin, Sofia Goggia
Heading into the 2022 Winter Olympics, American Mikaela Shiffrin was ascendant while Italian Sofia Goggia was injured. But, as the women’s downhill…
Continue Reading HBCUs to glitter on NBA’s All-Star stage with game, events
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NBA’s All-Stars are sharing their stage this weekend in Cleveland. Expanding on its…
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Su , Roisland, Parrot make up men’s snowboard big air podium
Canadian Max Parrot (94.00/76.25), Norway’s Mons Roisland (89.25/82.50) and Su Yiming of China (89.50/93.00) respectively earned totals of 170.25,…
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ROC sets Olympic record in team pursuit win over U.S.
The ROC set the Olympic record during the men’s team pursuit semifinals. By doing so, it bested the United States and advanced to the A Final. The…
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U.S. to face Slovakia in men’s hockey quarterfinals
The Slovakians have earned a date with the U.S. in the men’s Olympic hockey…
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Denmark heads to men’s quarterfinals with win over Latvia
In its first-ever appearance in an Olympic hockey tournament, Denmark qualified for the playoffs with a huge win over…
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Slovaks beat Germany, advance to men’s hockey quarterfinal
Slovakia’s men took down Germany in the playoff qualifier to advance to the quarterfinals at the 2022 Winter…
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China’s Su Yiming, 17, stomps two 1800s for snowboard big air gold
Su Yiming, 17, adds to his slopestyle silver from a week ago for China’s first-ever gold in men’s…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated Djokovic could skip French Open, Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he is prepared to skip the French Open and Wimbledon if vaccination against the coronavirus is required for him…
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Reira Iwabuchi attempts historic triple during big air final
Progression reigned supreme in the women’s snowboard big air final, as Japan’s Reira Iwabuchi attempted a frontside triple underflip for her last…
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Sweden beats Denmark in men’s curling to stay undefeated
The Swedish men’s curling team stayed unblemished at the top of the standings with a 8-3 win over Denmark in nine…
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Mikaela Shiffrin 18th in Olympic downhill debut, looks ahead to combined event
American Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin was 18th-fastest in the women’s downhill at the 2022 Winter Olympics, the first time she competed in the…
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